Landers v. State

519 S.W.2d 115 (1974)

Thomas Edward LANDERS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 48383.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 2, 1974.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1975.

Stephen L. Halsey, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Richard W. Wilhelm, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

BILL J. CORNELIUS, Commissioner.

Conviction was for passing a forged instrument. The punishment, assessed by the court at appellant's election, was five years confinement.

The indictment charged that appellant had passed to Don Neece a forged…